The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-20

son county, members of Hope and Post
Oak alliances, asking legisl4-
ton regulating railroads, placing convicts
within the walls, controlling corpora
tions, dealingin futures, etc.
By Fuller-Memorial from commits
sionerS' court of Young county, asking
4 relief for drOuth sufferers, and another
asking relief from taxes for 1886.
BY Baird Petition of citizens of
Brown county demonstrating against the
creation of a new county, proposed to be
made oit of the counties of Brown, Co.
manche, Callahan and Eastland.
By Dissatisfaction OF citizens of Falls
county for an amendment of the private
corporation law.
BY Lattimer-MemOrial of citizens of
, Wood county to have hygiene and physiol-
ogy taught in the free schools.
BY Huling-Petitions of citizens of
Collin county asking foE comprehen-
sive corporation law.
BY Jarrott-Petition from citizens of
Parker county asking for a postpone
ment of collection of taxes.
By thington-Memorial of commits
sioners' court, of Lampasas county, ask
ing for relief for drouth sufferers, and
stating there are in that county IS people
and about $50 farmers WHO have no grain
and are unable to pay for any for plant
ing.
BY Mills (by requesO claim of Hon
Seth Mullins for services ss representa-
tive of the 18th legislature.
The above petitions, ETC., were all re
ferred.
Bills were read by title and referred as
follows:
By Paige-Making it unlawful for rail
road corporations to discharge employees
contracted with verbally, or in writing,
without at least thirty days notice, under
penalty in damages triple the amount of
damages actually sustained in loss of
wages for the period of thirty days, with
costs and attorneys fees; provided such
corporation may discharge any employe
at any time without notice for incompe
tency, neglect of duty, or refusal to per
form work assigned in the service. The cor
porations are to give thirty days notice,
written or printed, of proposed reductions
of wages or increase of working hours,
such notices showing specifically time and
amount of reductions i'll wages. Penalty
of not over 5000 and costs and attorney 3
fees for violations.
The bill further provides-That it shall
be unlawful for such corporations to pub
fish or distribute letters, circulars, cards,
pamphlets etc, on VIII ch may be found
the name of any discharged ploye with
intent of preventing employees getting
employment in the service Of any other
such corporation under penalty of $1,000
to $1,000. What is commonly known as
blackisting of discharged employees, is
declared to- be an 0ffense under the pro
visions OF this act.
BY Payne-To prevent interruption of
the movement of railroad trains and in
juring their tracks. etc. 1t fixes penal
ty from 800 to $500. Each days deten-
tion of trains is to be separate otfense
{ Willful injury of locomotives and cars and
railroad tracks or other property of the
company in this state is made subject to
fine from 500 to $1,000 and imprison-
ment in county jail from three to twelve
months.
BY Notwithstanding for uniform sys-
tenn of text books for the free schools,
and the appointment by the governor of
four commissioners at a salary of $4,000
each to do the work.
BY Robertson Abolishing juries in
coroner's inquests.
BY Wilson-Providing for collection OF
county convict bonds.
By Staples -Providing bonds of equali-
cation for cities and towns.
By Baylor-Dividing the western por-
ton of Tom Green county into six coun-
ties, to be named EctoI, Upton, Crane
Winkler, Loving and Ware.
BY Browning-Joint resolution request
ing the Texas delegation in congress tc
urge congress to grant the right-of-way
E<~, ,fA,c aim, Nft haE Cr.
g. Rock Island railway, through the In.
dian Territory. The work is to be com
menced April s, 1887. Adopted.
By Notwithstanding the school law as
to election of district trustees.
By Smith-Amending the judicial dis
trict act for the Bosque district.
By Gill; of Misunderstanding the ju
dicial act.
By Notwithstanding article 37S
penal code.
By Bell, of Cooke-Amending articl,
1886, Revised statutes.
By Skinner-Amending article 1902
Revised statutes.
By Groce--Amending article 1886, Re
vised statutes.
By Mills-For making quicker election
returns.
By Notwithstanding articles 1853 anc
964, Revised statutes, relative to payment
of interest on registered claims against
counties.
BY Notwithstanding articles 1870
and 4,579 of revised statutes.
By Rugel - Amending article 1873 Of
penal code.
By Sadler-Amending article 339 Of
penal code.
By Biard, of Mountaineering article
431, code criminal procedure.
A committe to take testimony in thu
contested election cases of Williamson VS.
/ Hays, Thompson VS.. Bassett, and Penn
VS.. Showalter, was ordered.
By Hargis-Amending article 1902, re
vised statutes; also, bill amending pension
law.
By MISUNDERSTANDING article 462
revised statutes.
4. By Ha-t-Amending school law as tC
control of schools by cities and towns.
By Jones, of Panola-Amending chap
ter 40, of the penal laws of the regular
session of the Seventeenth Legislature.
By ndergast-Amending chapter IA
title 20, revised statutes by adding article
1850 a.
By Sharpe-Amending section 20, ar
ticla 1G. of the constitution.